Noun: les
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- (LGBTQ) a female homosexual
"The term 'les' is sometimes used as shorthand for 'lesbian' in LGBTQ communities";
- lesbian, tribade, gay woman, lez [informal]
- A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
"Her LE symptoms worsened during periods of stress";
- lupus erythematosus
Derived forms: leses
Type of: adult female, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder, gay, homophile [archaic], homosexual, lupus, woman
Encyclopedia: Les, John
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